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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Dan Colvin, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Gary Daniel Schottle, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Colin Macdonald, Calgary, CA;
Philip William Woodard, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Dan Colvin, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Gary Daniel Schottle, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Colin MacDonald, Calgary, CA;
Philip William Woodard, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 43/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/2406 (2013.01); E21B 43/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for positioning horizontal wells within a limited-pre-defined boundary. The systems and methods include an automated process for creating jointed target pairs or horizontal laterals to be utilized for planning horizontal wells in order to position the horizontal laterals within limited pre-defined boundary(ies).